Anchor rips through phone and internet cable
Where: The Mediterranean Sea December 22, 2008: A ship’s anchor slammed into the ocean bed, ripping apart an undersea cable that …
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Places That Care
How many of us have ever given even a fleeting thought to the inconvenience faced by disabled people in the public spaces in our …
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Still Going Strong!
Still Going Strong! [Illustration by Anup Singh] December 27: Something momentous happened at London’s West End theatre a …
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Child's Play!!
February 26: A new game for children is being touted as the next big thing in America. Called Flip-Itz, the game is a colourful …
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Injured right arms
May 3: Got an exam today and not studied a word? Copying from chits, hiding books under the desk, copying from the neighbour – all …
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Too Much Information
October 28: Over 1400 years ago, Chinese scholar Hiuan Tsang travelled thousands of miles from his home to reach the city of …
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Children's Theatre of the World
August 5: At this very moment in Japan, a city called Toyama is hosting a very interesting event — the 6th World Festival of …
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Swimming in Trouble
July 1: All governments and leaders talk about children as the “future” of the nation – a “strong” nation. …
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International Concern Over North Korea's Rocket Launch
Where: Pyongyang, North Korea April 5, 2009 : The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea’s (North Korea’s) plans to …
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The Privileged Moles
April 4: When you take a walk in the streets of Canada’s largest city, Toronto, you will probably come across people who …
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Illiterate Americans
October 6: Last week we had written about Ganga, a teenaged girl who taught the women in her slum how to read and write. These …
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Made to Order
December 9: We’ve heard of gene therapy for humans. But for seeds? And yet, this is exactly what seeds in India will be …
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